I haven't been to the restaurant portion in a long time, mostly because I go to the Sabor Latino…read moreGrocery instead. I also had a bad experience with someone being very frugal with the salsa (which came with my order) --see my previous review. I decided that this wasn't enough to justify a bad rating since this establishment is one-of-a-kind in Montreal. Also the grocery section is just perfect! The butchers at Sabor Latino are very talented and always have fair prices. This allows me to make my own food like carnitas or tacos with yummy cuts of beef blade roasts (recommended!) They have wonderful fresh veggies and fruits as well. Lots of delicious drinks, good frozen seafood selection, with Oaxacan fresh cheese, and arrepas as well. The workers are always friendly and speak to me in Spanish. Love this place.

This is the same resto as sabor Latino on st Hubert street I assume it's the 2.0!!…read more I was super excited as the original one is a HIT and that place is super friendly They're more of a cantina style station with ready to eat meals kinda soup kitchen vibe .. you pick what you want through a glass window and off you go Unfortunately, the vibe here is a little less friendlier .. staff here are alright but I can sense some hostility if you're not Spanish speaking .. they get mad if you din't seem to speak the language Food wise: I really devoured their empanadas wowow they were delishhhh super flavourful and everything in it made sense I really loved the arepas with guacamole and chicken I skipped the actual bread because it was soggy and just not fresh bread was stale in the arepas and the tacos For the taco the pork one was super dry and old But the chicken arepas were delicious and so were my chicken empanadas The pork skins almost broke my teeth it was insanely difficult to chew on... wasn't crispy texture it was more chewy and impossible to chew The rice was good 4/5 The salads guacamole and everything green was excellent and very fresh 5/5 the churros were the highlight filled with a generous amount of dulce de leche very fresh and crispy loved that! So it was a lot of good picks and a lot of bad ones .. depends what you were having they're also attached to a grocery store where you can buy fresh latin produce very interesting and good pricing.. Overall, I prefer the cooks at the st Hubert store hihi but overall it was good ! Enjoy :)

Very good food options for veggie people. Lots of healthy green salads. And hot veggie options…read more Don't remember the name of mix veggie with rice thing. But the tabouleh salad and bean salad taste really good. Lady behind the counter was very helpful with explaining what's everything. And the restaurant has a vintage kitchen vibe to it with lamps and lights made out of utensils. Very kitschy!

Wow this place was disgusting, don't trust the google reviews, my god. Food was cold, service was…read moredismissive. Ambience wasn't great. Basically all empty and on top of all of that the price was too high. I think they got their friends to give them a bunch of review.,

Fantastic lunch at TaChido. Ignore the naysayers who say you can't get great Mexican food north of…read moreTexas. One of our group said her torta was the best she ever had. I had a torta, an Agua Fresca de Jamaica and chapulines. Great service, great food, and really cool art inside (I loved the classic Mexican scifi and Lucha libre movie posters).

Ta Chido is a great Mexican restaurant…read more I have been there a couple dozen times. I very much enjoy the following: Quesadillas: taste delicious , can't go wrong with any option Ta-chido special : the chicken mole is amazing I love it The sandwiches - they are big hearty and the bread is baked on site fresh everyday. The prices are reasonable I'd say totally worth it as the quality of the food is very high!

The empanadas are good and I like the vibe of the place. The staff speak Spanish with me straight…read moreaway and are friendly. I haven't gone to the grocery section yet but it seems well stocked from a distance.

Oh I loved Le Vieille Europe when I was living in Montreal. Unfortunately, I was a poor and…read morestarving student at the time and so I wasn't able to shop there as much as I wanted to, lol. I would occasionally go there for their imported cookies (oh how I adored Anna's Almond Swedish Thins, lol) and exotic teas. And also for their cheeses and deli meats. I'm not much of a coffee drinker, but I love the smell of coffee and they have a good selection of coffee beans and a huge coffee grinder. The store has a very European feel to it, and very high prices. However, they carry products that are difficult to find elsewhere. Every time I go back to Montreal I like to pop in and poke around ;) My last visit was shortly before the Pandemic started. Looking forward to going back once this Pandemic is over.

Okay. When it comes to cities with great culinary traditions, somewhere in the back there…read morenaturally lies a bunch of places to promote, vend and educate on cuisine. Take New York for instance - if you want to know what we eat and how we came to eat them, you hit our bunch of ethnic markets and grab some finger foods. Wanna know how the Greek do their stuff? Hit Titan or Parrot Foods. Syrian? Sahadi or Souk el Shater. Chinese? Flushing. Korean? Same. Jewish style? Barney Greengrass and Avenue J in Brooklyn. In short, if you want something and is willing to travel the 5 boroughs and beyond, you'll be able to find it. When it comes to Montreal? You hit the Main. The Main is basically Boulevard St. Laurent between Sherbrooke and Jean-Talon, and the diversity of places informs you of its richeness of flavors. Want Hungarian and Askenazi jewish? Start at the Sherbrooke end. Portuguese? That's around Rue Rachel. Something more hipster friendly? That's St. Viateurs. How about Italian? That's closer to Marche Jean Talon. Interspersed between that range is a series of small shops that can cater to your specific needs. Marguez? There's a joint near that. Spanish cooking with a specific need for a paella (the pan for cooking a paella is itself called a paella), there's a place that sells it. A bit of a melange? That's what La Vielle Europe is for. So what makes La Vielle Europe such a good place to visit? Well, it might have to do with its blend of European charm and core Frenchness. When cultural anthropologists talk about food traditions they use the term foodways, which is the socioeconomic and cultural practices when it comes to food. When Quebec was a New French Signoralty hundreds of years ago, its culinary roots were preindustrial French. Then the Brits came in and injected its traditions, and throughout Montreal's history of expansion through immigration, new palates inform and expand upon these foodways, and there are still cultural and economic links back to France and other parts of Europe, and you see it in vivid display here. First, the cheese. The glorious cheese. One thing every visitor to Quebec learn quickly is the richness of the soil at "nos pays". They have great pasture, great dairy, and unlike the morons south of the border, they don't require their cheesemakers to pasteurize all their milk. As any American can attest, Quebec cheese is just better, creamier and more complex, and there is no better place to buy cheese than here. Have something in mind? Point and ask! They are not stingy with samples and will toss a few clues your way. The price is fairly decent as well, check out their discount section for some good stuff. Next, the baked goods. Yeah, they have bread, but they also have galettes, pasteis and will do you a sandwich. What kind of sandwich? They can do something classical like a jambon sandwich, or they can make you one of those gorgeous Portuguese sandwiches with their large eggy rolls. What about syrups and the beans? Yeah, for the coffee geeks out there, they have a massive selection of roasts and varietals, and the same goes for the au chocolat. Sure, they got coffee syrups to add that extra bit of salted caramel to your brew, but the payoff comes to your sodastream machine - The real charm comes from the availability of drinks syrups from France, the Teisseires and the Piquitos. Trust me, it's much better than the crap on offer in the US, and they last a long time. Honestly, with their large selection of sauces, candies, charcuterie and cooking oils, you cannot help but be impressed by both the breadth and depth of their selections. Want good eating? Visit old Europe. No availability on Air Transat? Bixi out to La Vielle Europe.

The space is so cozy even on a snowy day! Got the bean curd…read moresandwich (gochujang sauce one) and it was delicious! The chefs and the cashier were helpful. Definitely sit inside and eat - the seating is unique and quirky. Local friends from Montreal recommended this and I loved it.

I haven't come here in a while. They were busy for a Wednesday lunch. They are closed on Tuesday. I…read moreusually have the grilled halum sandwich. This time I had the Cuban. Excellent with plenty of pulled pork. It was a busy noisy dining spot.

Food: love love their garlic sauce…read more Service: quick Ambiance: quiet and it's not a spot you eat at you take it to go

I love this place and I am Lebanese and sometimes to go some of them this is one that I recommend…read morecause the Lebanese guy that serves is great polite the food is always well done I love the whole menu cant for the other side to open hope he does the manakish

I went here for breakfast in Montreal and the cachitos were fresh and delicious! The service is…read morequick and the cachitos were warmed up so they were nice and hot. There was also a dipping sauce that added to the flavour. As well, there is very minimal seating, so it is best to only bring a small group if you are dining in or get takeout.

Venezuelan food?! In Montreal?! Say less…read more This is a hole-in-the-wall bakery offering cachitos, a Venezuelan savory pastry usually filled with ham and typically shaped like croissants. They seemed to have some indoor seating, but we ordered at their outdoor window -- it reminded us of the South Florida 'ventanita' culture. It was a lovely experience. We stumbled upon Cachitos while walking around Montreal and had to do a double-take. The place's name wasn't in French, and upon closer look, we saw that it was a Venezuelan spot. Needless to say we had to try the food. As someone raised in Miami, I have somewhat high standards for Latin cuisine, and Cachitos' food did not disappoint. They had an extensive menu of different cachitos, everything from the traditional ham and cheese to guava-filled ones (which I regret not getting). We went with the traditional ham, and it was delicious! You could tell it had been freshly baked. It was so warm, and every bite just took us back to the street food in Miami. It was one of the best fast-food Latin pastries I've had in a while. It came with a sauce side, making for the perfect pairing. The one thing I wish they did differently? Adding prices to their menu. I had no idea whether we would pay $10 or $3 (we ended up paying $6 for one, a fair price for a hearty snack).